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Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Societywww.columbusdaylilies.org

Winter 2020 Newsletter

Volume 35, Issue No. 1 January 2020

DATES TO REMEMBER IN 2020

Sunday, February 9, 2020 MCDS Winter Meeting 2:00 P.M. Veridian Room Speaker:KirstenHatfield Zanesville, OH

ADS Region 2 Winter Symposium February 28, 29, March 1, 2020 Indianapolis, IN

Saturday, May 2, 2020 Spring Meeting & Auction Classroom Area 1:00 P.M.

ADS Convention,Savannah, GA May 24-27, 2020

Sunday, June 28, 2020 MCDS Daylily Show Classroom Area

ADS Region 2 Summer Meeting July 10-12, 2020 Coshocton, OH Bus tours to 4 gardens “Off the Beaten Path”

Saturday, August 8, 2020 Daylily Sale, Meeting, Auction Sale in Classroom Area 10-noon Meeting and Auction 1:00 P.M.

Sunday, November 8, 2020 Fall Meeting Veridian Room Speaker TBA

Sunday, December 6, 2020 Holiday Luncheon Classroom Area

President’s Messageby Gary Stickel

The weather in Columbus has been quite mild so far this winter, with more rain that snow. While I am not hoping for sub-zero temperatures and 12” snowfall, the cold weather helps kill some daylily diseases (rust) and reduces populations of some pests.

The leadership of the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) has decided to use the name American Daylily Society (ADS) for marketing purposes tohelpattractnewmembers. WhenIfirst joinedMCDS,Ididnotknowhow to spell or even pronounce “hemerocallis,” so using the word “daylily” should be helpful for new members. Both AHS and ADS will continue to be used. I would encourage MCDS members who are not AHS/ADS members to consider joining in 2020. Thewebsite (www.daylilies.org) includes a greatdealofinformationongrowingdaylilies,andIfindthedatabasesearchmost useful. The AHS and Region 2 Journals (included with membership) containfabulousstoriesandphotographsofourfavoriteflowers.

I would also like to encourage MCDS members to attend an event this year to meet new daylily friends and see new gardens. The Region 2 Winter Symposium will be held 28 Feb-1 Mar in Indianapolis, IN. The symposium willinclude8speakersfromacrossthecountry,alongwithsales,raffles,andauctions. The ADS Region 2 Summer Meeting will be “Off The Beaten Path” in Coshocton, OH. The meeting will include the gardens of several MCDS members,includingKirstenHatfield,PatriciaSantelli,AnnTownsend,andSunny Caldwell. See the region 2 website (http://region2daylily.org/) for more information and registration forms for both the winter and summer meetings.

The National Convention, sponsored by the Ogeechee Daylily Society, will be held in Savannah, GA. Unlike the typical weekend conventions, this convention runs from Sunday, May 24 to Wednesday, May 27. There will be only 3 tour gardens as compared to the usual 6-8, and all will be visited the same day. See https://www.ahs2020national.com/ for more information. Hoping to see all of you at our Winter meeting on Sunday, February 9.

Arielle Lucius has submitted her resignation as MCDS Vice-President, the positionshewasjustvotedintoatourFallmeeting.Theonlyotherpersontoexpress interest in the position was Charles Lucius. In accordance with the bylaws, the MCDS Executive Board has appointed Charles to the position of Vice-President for 2020. We are hoping to see all of you at our Winter meeting on Sunday, February 9.

Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society Newsletter

Winter 2020 Volume 35, Issue 1

Kirsten’s daylily garden currently includes 800 different named/registered varieties, plus 1000s of seedlings. She registeredherfirstsixdayliliesthispastyear,2019–fourtetraploidsandtwodiploids.Sheisprimarilyfocusedonbreedingdouble-flowereddaylilies(bothdiploidsandtetraploids).Hercollectionofdayliliesincludesawideassortmentfromsomeoldfaithfulplantstosomeofthenewestvarietiesavailable.Allofherplantsarefieldgrown, and she doesn’t baby the plants. Daylilies in Kirsten’s garden must be able to survive without mulch, and sheveryseldomwaters.Thislackofrequiringtendercareisafocalpointofherdaylilybreedingprogram–shestrivesforgoodsolidplantsthatcansurviveavarietyofconditions,notplantswithjustaprettyface(flower).

Kirsten lives on a 245 acre farm that she shares with her husband, Jason, and daughter Hainsley. The farm initiallybelongedtoJason’slategrandparents.KirstenandJasonofficiallypurchaseditfromJason’smotherin2009. Kirsten’s daylily business, Dorsets N Daylilies, is based on the farm. In addition to the daylilies, they maintainaflockof150Dorsetsheepand50headofAnguscrosscows.KirstenhasbeenbreedingregisteredDorset sheep since 1980 and there have always been beef cattle in her life. They also grow corn, soybeans, and alfalfa hay on their farm.

In her talk, Kirsten will discuss her hybridizing program and will show pictures of some of her promising seedlings. She will also discuss the upcoming ADS Region 2 2020 Summer Meeting, which she has organized. Her presentation should be a wonderful break from the dreary February weather. Please mark your calendars to attend this exciting MCDS meeting.

February Speaker, Kirsten Hatfield

OurFebruary speaker,KirstenHatfield, has beengrowingplantsandraisinganimalsjustaboutherentirelife.ShehasadegreeinAnimal Science. She grew up in Johnsonburg, NJ., and moved to OhioinDecember1991totakecareofthefarmherparentshadjustpurchased. When she moved, she brought 20 head of Dorset sheep, 2 dogs, and “a pocket full of dreams” with her. She was 23 years old at the time. She followed up with adding daylilies to the farm in the next year, the Spring of 1992.

Kirstenwasfirstbittenbythedaylilybugin1987whensheworkedat Hemknoll Farm in New Jersey. Hemknoll Farms was owned by the late Samuel Baker who hybridized many daylilies, including Hemerocallis ‘Ruffled Apricot’ (Stout Medal winner, 1982),H.‘Spellbinder’ and H.‘Melonade’. Although Mr. Baker had passed away before Kirsten was hired, she did have the opportunity to see his work. She purchased 8 daylilies while working at Hemknoll Farm, and all are still part of her collection (the plants have been moved to three different residences since their initial purchase!).

Englerth Award for Hybridizing Excellence 2020

The Englerth Award Seedling evaluation bed will be located in Kirsten’s Dorsets N Daylilies garden during the ADS Region 2 Summer Meeting. All participants in the bus tours will have the opportunity to vote for one clump ofseedlingdayliliesshowingthebestplantandflowerqualities.TheawardpromotesRegion2hybridizers.

Volume 35, Issue 1 Winter 2020


Member Profiles – Mike and Sherry Oatney

I am a retired heavy equipment operator and Sherry worked with adults with developmental disabilities. I am the daylily gardener. I got started with daylilies in 1992whenweattendedaFairfieldCo.HerbSocietyGarden Tour which included Sharon Fitzpatrick’s garden. I was instantly taken with daylilies - I bought 6 from Sharon that day. Sherry does perennials and annuals and is a Master Gardener.

We live in Sugar Grove on a city lot, but I have crammed 630 cultivars into that space along with Sherry’s perennials. I dabble with hybridizing but have yet to introduce any.

We have been married 34 years and have three children and six grandchildren. We love to travel, and have been to Ireland six times, to Scotland twice,toEnglandonce(fortheChelseaflowershow)and to Brazil twice. We also like to travel with our camper to visit our kids. They live in Colorado, New Hampshire and Brazil, although we can’t take the camper to Brazil.

Member Profile – Patricia Santelli

My interest in daylilies started when a friend asked me to store her daylilies in my garden until her new housewasfinished. I foundtheflowersobeautifuland easy to take care of that when I retired from my jobasSeniorVicePresidentwithHuntingtonBank’sInvestment Company, I started visiting daylily gardens. After visiting Richard and Jan Norris at Ashwood Gardens, I was hooked. I now have around 30 of his cultivars in my catalog of over 300. I am registered as an ADS Display Garden under the name Day by Daylily.

The garden is at our farm about an hour east of ColumbusjustSoutheastofZanesville.Itisaworkingfarm where we rent ground to local farmers who grow corn, wheat, soybeans, and hay. We also have two horses that, in our senior years, merely dress the land.

After retiring, we decided to leave our Columbus residence and move to New York City where my husband grew up. I hail from Columbus where my family has been for 5 generations. We kept the farm, maintain our ties to Ohio friends and now spend May to September there.

Our five children live in LosAngeles,WashingtonD.C.,andNewYorkCity.Includedinthemixarefivegrandchildren, ages 12 to 26. They all love the farm.

Patricia Santelli’s Day by Day garden will be one of the featured stops on the ADS Region 2 Summer Meeting Bus Tours. The Registration Form is also in the Winter edition of Great Lakes Daylily.



Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society (MCDS) Meeting Minutes

November 3, 2019

President Gary Stickel opened the November meeting of the MCDS in the classrooms of Franklin Park Conservatory at 2:05 p.m. by welcoming those in attendance.

Secretary’s Report: Debby Colvin asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of the August 10, 2019 meeting. There being none, Wally Thomen moved to accept the minutes as printed in the MCDS newsletter. Sylvia Mellinger seconded the motion, which passed.

Membership: Patty Hitt announced that we currently have 176 members, with 124 also holding American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) memberships. Patty reminded those in attendance that dues must be paid by the end of December to take part in the following year’s guest plant distributions (editor’s note: a full year’s prior membership is also required.)

Treasurer’s Report: Bob Cochran announced that he expected the 2019 budget to be in balance by year-end, with the expected dues payments in November and December. This year’s daylily show was on budget, as well as the amounts budgeted for club plants (guest and auction.)

Bob reviewed thebudget for2020,whichwillbeapproximately the sameas2019–with target incomeandexpenses of $11,050. Some details: expenses incurred for maintaining the hybridizers’ beds in 2019 was over budget, so that line item has been increased to $600.00. Income budgeted for the plant sale for 2020 is budgeted at$2800.00–toreflecttheincomeamountreceivedin2019.Auctionfiguresremainthesameas2019.

Gary asked for amotion to approve the budget as presented – somoved byGail Johannes. DebbyColvinseconded the motion, which was approved.

Gary then raised the issue of garden markers. Our supplier is going out of business, and will be able to provide one more order. In addition to sales to our membership, these markers are also used for guest plants. We currently have about a one-year supply on hand: 2500 15”stakes, 1250 20” stakes, and 1000 plates.

Scholarship: no report

New Business: Holiday potluck:

As the next meeting will be the annual holiday potluck, there followed a discussion of details related to that meeting. Beth Veldey will be responsible for the poinsettia table decorations, the Lucius’s will take care of the punch, and a sign-up went around for attendance. Members were reminded that the potluck is on a “Free First Sunday” so parking may be at a premium. At this time, no entertainment has been organized, with the exception of a gift-exchange for those interested.

Conservatory beds:

Karen Ciula began a discussion of the Conservatory’s Ohio Hybridizer gardens, which are maintained by the membership.Thebedswerebegunin2005,andamajoradditionwasmadeofMoldovancultivarsinanticipationof the 2012 National AHS convention. No new cultivars have been added since 2015. The beds have been the source of inventory for several of the recent yearly plant sales, with approximately 1/3 of the plants for the 2019 sale coming from dividing the plants in those beds. Recently, the 1990’s cultivar bed was reduced due to excessive shade of the maturing trees. As the membership has aged and volunteering has waned, we have paid Fred Blyth to augment the hours needed to maintain the beds. Of the 70 hours logged, 33 were by Fred and his helper. As upkeep is going to be a continuing concern, Karen moved to organize a committee of three volunteers to meet with a representative from the Conservatory to discuss and formulate a three-year plan for the Ohio Hybridizer Gardens. Motion was seconded by Beth Veldey and approved by the membership. Jeff Kerr and Debby Colvin agreed to volunteer for the committee with Karen, and will meet with Barb Arnold, the Conservatory liaison.



Refreshments: Naomi Campbell passed a signup sheet around for individuals to bring refreshments for next year’s meetings. Naomi stated that those volunteering would receive an e-mail reminder a week before the corresponding meeting.

Officer Elections: The election committee was unable to secure a candidate for the position of Vice-president prior to the meeting, and Patty Hitt moved to suspend the term limits for that position to allow Charles Lucius to serve a third consecutive year. However, the motion was suspended when Arielle Lucius nominated herself for the position. The full slate of Gary Stickel for president, Arielle for vice-president, Karen Ciula for secretary, andBobCochranfortreasurerwaspresented.BethVeldeymovedtoapprovetheslateofofficers,GailJohannesseconded, and the motion passed.

Other: The top 5 winners of the 2019 Region 2 Popularity poll were announced, as well as the 2019 Stout Medal winner - Hemerocallis ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ (Ripley 2006.) Gary also mentioned that many of the AHS award winners were members of our local club. A clump of the 2018 Stout Medal winner, H. ‘Entwined in the Vine’ (Emmerich 2007) will be provided for the Conservatory Stout Winners’ bed by Melinda Hoffman.

TheRegion2wintersymposiumisscheduledinIndianapolis.Itwasnotedthatthewintersymposiumqualifiesforconventionreimbursement.TheNationalconventionwillbeinGeorgia,withaslightlydifferentlook–themeeting will take place from Monday through Wednesday.

The Region 2 summer meeting will be in the Newark-Zanesville area, with the hotel in Coshocton. Organizer KirstenHatfieldisrequestinghelpwithdeadheadingfortheconvention.Donationsweresolicitedforthesilentauction for the Region 2 summer meeting. Gail volunteered a daylily T-shirt, and Karen Ciula volunteered to provide four AHS reference book publications.

Gary Stickel noted that the address for every AHS member is available on the AHS website.

Therebeingnofurtherbusiness,themeetingwasadjournedfortheprogramon“PhotographingDayliliesintheGarden” by Dr. Charles (Charlie) Harper.

Respectfully submitted,

Debby Colvin, Secretary

2019 MCDS Holiday PotluckOn Sunday afternoon, December 1, 2019, President Gary Stickel welcomed 31 members to our annual holiday potluck at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Attendance was smaller than in previous years, but there was still a wonderful assortment of potluck items for the meal. After lunch, there followed the traditional garden-themed gift exchange. Before dispersing, President Gary Stickel drew names for some lucky individuals to receive the beautiful poinsettias which had decorated the tables.


Winter 2020 Volume 35, Issue 1

Member Profile – Kit WalterKit has been a member of both the MCDS and the Ohio Daylily Society since the mid-90’s. He is also a member of AHS. He has over 600 varieties of daylilies on his city lot in Galion, Ohio. Kit shows his daylilies, and grows all forms and sizes from a variety of hybridizers. Some of the hybridizers included in his collection are Polston, Hensley, Kulpa, and McMahon. His favorite forms, however,areextralargeflowersandtoothyedges.

Kit was the 2008 winner of the Ophelia Taylor award, which is presented to an individual who scores95oraboveonfiveseparatescapesenteredtogether at an accredited daylily show.

Kitisagardenjudge,aswellasanexhibitionjudge.He has judged in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana andKentucky. Onhis judging trips,he includessidetrips to such places as zoos, presidential homes, and horse farms. He even visited the “Ark” on his waytojudginginLexington,Kentucky.

Besides daylilies, Kit also grows gourds, hosta, and heuchera. In addition, he also grows and shows daffodils. Kit’s son and family live in Dublin, Ohio.

Members Profile:Doug and Stacy Sayer

Stacy and I have been members of the Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society for over 10 years. We became involved in the society through my father and step-mother, David and Barb Sayer. We have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of MCDS overthe years and participating in many activities, especially the daylily shows held in July. Our children (Ryan, Nathan, and Brendan) have also enjoyedparticipating andbeing activewith us inthe society.

We were also blessed to be a tour garden for the National Daylily Convention which was held in Columbus, Ohio in 2012.

We currently have over 300 varieties of daylilies in our gardens, Angel’s Paradise. I don’t have justbedsofdaylilies,Ihaveactuallyincorporatedthem into the beds with other plants. I have created roomsthroughoutthelandscapetodirecttheflowofvisitors and provide surprises around each corner.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

Cookies and Refreshments: NaomiHatfield 614-421-1217 [email protected]

FredBlyth 614-736-0388 [email protected]

Guest Plant Return: Darlene Kerr 614-794-9040 [email protected]

Newsletter: KarenCiula 614-471-3246 [email protected]

Plant Stakes and Plates: Bob Cochran 614-565-8470 [email protected]

Website and Education: Jeff Kerr 614-794-9040 [email protected]

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

ScholarshipInformation: Barbara Cook 937-329-0256 [email protected]

Meetings,SpecialEvents,andtheOhioHybridizersDaylilyGarden KarenCiula(seeabove)

FallPlantSale: MikeOatney 740-746-8337 [email protected]

MCDS OFFICERS

PresidentGaryStickel740-852-1975

[email protected]

Vice-President CharlesLucius 614-851-0334 [email protected]

TreasurerBob [email protected]

Secretary KarenCiula 614-471-3246 [email protected]

MEMBERSHIPS

Due by January 1SingleMembership$10.00DualMembership$15.00(2adultsatsameaddress)YouthMembership$10.00(paidbyMCDSuponrequest)

Mail MCDS Membership dues to: PattyHitt 880 Oxford Street Worthington, OH 43085 614-946-9924(cell) [email protected]

MembershipintheAmericanHemerocallisSociety(AHS)providesyouwithfourissuesofThe Daylily Journal and three issues of Region 2’s Great Lakes Daylilyeachyear.JoiningAHSalsobenefitsMCDSbecause we need more than 50% of our members to joinAHSinordertohaveanaccrediteddaylilyshowwithAHSJudges.Registerat:www.daylilies.org/AHSmemb.html

Metropolitan Columbus Daylily SocietyKaren Ciula, Newsletter Editor89 Savern PlaceGahanna, OH 43230-3126

FIRST CLASS

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2020

MCDS WINTER MEETING2:00 P.M.

FRANKLIN PARK CONSERVATORYVERIDIAN ROOM

SPEAKER: KIRSTEN HATFIELD“OFF THE BEATEN PATH”

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